 Rear Admiral Upali Ranaweera, Commander of the SLN's Northern Region, denied that the two men were arrested.Navy personnel at the Allaipiddy checkpoint stated that Father Brown and Vimalathas passed through the Allaipiddy checkpoint and returned soon after, travelling in the direction of Jaffna town.However, local police have been unable to process their request to the Navy to produce the evidence of their return to the Jaffna city.